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Army June 20, 2013
C ATA
www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews
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Cpl Max Bree
THE new MRH-90 helicopters made
their first appearance in a major
Army exercise at the 3 Bde CATA in
Townsville.
They were joined by Tigers, Black
Hawks and Chinooks to provide air
mobility, recon and fire support to 3
Bde.
Lt-Col Dave Hafner was in charge
of 350 troops, including Army, Navy,
Air Force and foreign exchange per-
sonnel, as the commander of Battle
Group Pegasus.
“The rate that we were flying
was similar to the initial stages of
Interfet,” he said. “It was quite a high
tempo.
“It was the maximum level of sup-
port to get the most training benefit
out of it for the aviation battle group
and the brigade.”
Alongside 10 Black Hawks and
three Chinooks providing rapid inser-
tion and movement of soldiers were
three MRH-90s recently approved to
fly in major exercises.
“The CATA helped increase the
exposure of the MRH-90 to 3 Bde
and the wider Army and increased
the understanding of its capabilities
and what it will deliver in the future,”
Lt-Col Hafner said. “It was good to
get it into the field.”
But Lt-Col Hafner said people
should be careful when comparing the
aircraft.
“A lot of people keep comparing
Chopper’s first major lift
 MRH-90s deploy for the first time as part of a battle group during major 3 Bde exercise
the MRH-90 with the Black Hawk
but they’re a different aircraft to what
the Black Hawk is,” he said. “It’s
got a greater capability for lift and
endurance over the Black Hawk and
that was demonstrated throughout the
exercise.
“However, the Black Hawk has
continued to be a workhorse in air
mobility and will continue to give
great levels of serviceability as we’re
transitioning to MRH-90.”
Apart from recon and screening
tasks, six Tiger helicopters unleashed
30mm cannons, 70mm rockets and
used Hellfire missiles to destroy high-
value targets in an enemy main defen-
sive position during the final live-fire
exercise.
“They initially conducted tasking
focused around reconnaissance, sup-
porting land manoeuvre operations
and deliberate targeting,” Lt-Col
Hafner said.
“They then maintained a respon-
sive posture so that as an enemy threat
was identified they could respond and
destroy that threat.”
This was valuable experience for
the 3 Bde soldiers who didn’t normal-
ly have exposure to the Darwin-based
Tigers, according to Lt-Col Hafner.
Going up: MRH-90s from 5 Avn
Regt take off carrying troops from
1RAR in the first major exercise
for the new air-lift platform. Inset, a
Tiger lines up on target during the
3 Bde CATA.
Photos by LAC Oliver Carter and Cpl Janine Fabre
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